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N0. 850,300. PATENTED APR. 16, 1907. E.EDER.

VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 1906.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 1906.

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VEHI'QL J Specification of Letters Patent. i i ratented April d6.'190'7 application filed November "7, 1906. Serial'ho'. 342,364;

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Be it known that I, FRANKEDE R, a citizen of the United States, residing atl'Thayer, in

the county of Oregon and State of Missouri, have 'J'IIX ente'dcertain newand useful Improveinentsin; Vehicles, of which'the follow mg 1s"a-."'spec1fication, reference, being had therein} theaccompanying drawings;

My invention relates to improvements in vehicleaand has spccial reference to an improved construction of buggy inwhich the body is suitably mounted uponthree instead of, four wheels, a peculiar construction of running-gear, fifth-Wheel, and general construction being employed, by which the buggy is.

made thoroughly'eflicient and very practical.

To attainthis end, myinvention consists,

of a-buggy'embodying novel features of .construetionand combination of parts, substan tiaIly as disclosed herein;

1n thcaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a buggy made according to and'embodj-ring my inventiorn Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a front elevation. hody removed. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of the fifthwheel. Figs. 6, 7, and 8 are detail: views of various parts. I

I Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the rear wheels, which are mounted uponthe ends ofthe rear axle 2, which has secured thereto, by means of the straps 3, the forward'j projecting arms or supports 4, which form a portion of the running-gear.

Connected to these arms and also to the axle j are the two brace-rods'fi, while connected to their forward ends, so as to connect 'said'ends togethe's, are the upperplate or; fifth-wheel g connection wlth the drawings, 1t is evident that I provide a buggy which is mounted support 6 and the lower plate or fifth-wheel support 7, which is shorter than the upper plate 6.. the side flanges S and the forward Hat end 9,

which is bolted o" otherwise connectcd'to the transverse strip 10, to which is secured by (lamps H the spring 12, which is suitably connected to the hirivvaid end of the supports 13. carrying the bodylet, whose 2' end is suitahl supported upon the two springs i5, sit-ml ed luv axle 2. The boils. is p XF""'*.-.1 the t'xm ion sz'ii'mlimzl s 'ps '1' 7- and the one transverse strip 18. the humor of which extends practicaliy the full length of the bottom of the body and provided with the hooked ends 19, by means c? which the stripsare secured to the l 'a-rward spring 112. while the latter strip 18 is Fig. 4 is a top plan view-with the sired shape or size.

The upper plate 6 is provided with i secured to" the strips'fli near their rear ends cured to the rear springs 15. v

, The two fifth-wheel supports 6 and 7 are provided with alining openings-in which is mounted thebolt 21, by means of which the fifth-wheel 22, carried-by the yoked frame 23, 1s mount-ed, so as to allow the yoked frame the proper movement, "This yoked frame is provided wlth the eyed projections 24 and the inwardly-bent terminals 25, the purposes ofwhich will presently appear. Straddling the yoked frame above and in line with the projections 24 is a wheel-supporting yoke 26, which is provided with openings alining with theeyes of the projections 24, the two yokesbe mg secured together bythe-bolts 27,,which pass through said openings and eyes. 1n the terminals or ends of the yoke 26 is mounted the axle 28, the said terminals also carrying theqcurved dust-caps 29, which fit over the ends of the wheel 30, which is mounted upon the axle 28.v This wheel has provided in its hub an oil-cup 30 I I In order to prevent the axle from revolving with the wheel, I shoulder the headedend31 thereof and provide the square openings 32 and 33, respectively, in one terminal of the yoke 26 and the brace-arms 34, their forward ends 35 being connectedto the terminals 25 by means of a bolt 36, which also supports the forward reduced end 37 0f the mud-guard 5 sup ort 38, which carries the front-wheel muc guard 39.

Pivotally connected to the forward ends of the terminals 25. is the shaft andhas its angled terminals 20 suitably seor pole coupling 40, which may be of any de- From the foregoing description, taken in upon three wheels, the forward wheel of I which is less than. "one-half the diameter of the rear wheels and is not dished, as arethe rear wheels, and which is thoroughly efficient and practical, thus producing a much sim pier and more useful buggy than one equipped with four wheels.

What i claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- g i. in a buggy having a rear axle having two wheels, and a running-gear, of a frame pivotall'y tUIUi-z ted to the forward end of the gear, a wheel-supporting yoke straddling and connect-ed to said frame, a front wheel 1on1- naled in said voke, braces connected to the yoke and the forward end of the frame, and

means whereby a draft device is connected to the forward end of'the frame.

'2. In abuggy, the combination of a body,

longitudinal strips secured to the bottom and extending nearly the full length thereof, said strips being provided with hooked forwanl ends, a transverse strip also carried by the bottom of the body and havingangled tenninals, a running-gear, a forward spring earried by the running-gear and connected to the hooked ends ofthe longitudinal s'trip, rear springs connected to the angled terminals of the transverse strip, a frame pivotally conneeted to the forward end of the runninggear, a wheel-sup ortmg yoke straddling and connected to saiu. frame, a front wheel journaled in said yoke, means whereby a draftdevice is connected to the'forward end of the frame, and a pair of rear wheels earriedby the running-gear. V I

In a buggy, the combination of a body-Q longitudinal strips secured to the bottom and extending nearly the full length thereof, said strips being provided with hooked forward ends, a transverse strip also carried by-the bottom of the-body having angled terminals, :1 running-gear, a forward spring carried by the running-gear and conneeted to the hooked ends of the longitudinal strips, rear springs carried b y the running-gear and connected to the angled terminals of the transverse strip, a

fifth-wheel connected to the forward end of the hooked ends of the longitudinal. strips,

transverse strips, u per and lowerfifth-wheel supports connectet sa-ld gear, a frame pivotally mounted bebetween the yoke upon the axle, and means whereby a draft. device is connected to the forward end of the frame. i 5 In testimony whereof I atlix my in'presenoe of two witnesses.

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ried by the running-gear and-connected to;

to the forward end ofthe tween said support-sand forming the fifthwheel. a yoke 'carried by. said frame, an agilet earned by said yoke,a front wheel mounted the running-gear, a single wheel connected to i signature a '14s rear sprlngs carried by the runnmg-gear and! connected to the angled terminalsv 'of the 

